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"They looked at one point last year they were going to be really, really strong, I think they were up there after seven or eight games under Steve [Clarke] then obviously went down different routes as the season went on.

"I think Jaap coming in gives them perhaps something slightly different, which I am sure their fans are excited about.

"They have got a clear identity in the way they play. They have an obviously very Dutch mentality in the way they move the ball and try to play.

Jaap Stam

"Some of their possession stats in their early games are testament to that. I think one was around 70 per cent so they really want to dominate the ball - and we are going to have to be mindful of that.

"It’s a biggish pitch down there, there’s a real feel of space when you start the game and we have got to make sure we don’t allow Reading too much space to dictate."